Dr. Laura CayceDC · Chiropractor, Pillar Health Co.
A Champaign chiropractor who looks at the joints above and below the spot that hurts, builds corrective exercise into care and sends you home with homework.
The conversation
13 minutes with host Joe Brown. Start anywhere: chapters on the right.
- 0:00When your knee hurts, but the problem starts somewhere else
- 0:41Welcome & meet Dr. Laura Cayce
- 1:24What to look for in a chiropractor
- 2:26What happens at a new-patient visit
- 3:50Where pain really starts
- 5:22Sore vs. injured
- 6:27Back pain at 55
- 7:40More than cracking backs
- 8:57How many visits
- 10:36Before you walk in: the homework
- 12:01Wrap-up
For general information, not a substitute for advice from your own doctor.
How she thinks
about care
- Degree
- DC, Logan University
- Master's degree
- M.S. in Sports Science and Rehabilitation, Logan University
- Practice
- Pillar Health Co., Champaign, IL
Background from pillarhealthco.com.
Dr. Laura Cayce, D.C., is a chiropractor at Pillar Health Co. in Champaign, Illinois. She completed her education at Logan University in Chesterfield, Missouri, with dual degrees: a Doctor of Chiropractic and a Master of Science in Sports Science and Rehabilitation.
Pillar Health Co. offers chiropractic sports rehabilitation. Depending on the patient, care can include chiropractic adjustments, joint mobilization, soft tissue therapy, dry needling, corrective exercise and movement retraining.
She looks past the spot that hurts. With a sore knee, for example, she checks things like ankle range of motion and hip strength, because the problem doesn't always start where the pain shows up.
Corrective exercise is part of the plan for every patient, and she sends you home with homework. In her words, she can get you about half of the way there; the rest is the work you do between visits.
She doesn't use a set number of visits for everyone. How many visits make sense depends on how you present and what's contributing to your pain.
Summary written by Top Providers from her podcast interview and her practice website.
In her words
Verbatim from her podcast interview.
I want to see how you move. I want to know what hurts, what's provocative from a pain standpoint, and what's also alleviating that discomfort for you.Dr. Laura Cayce, Top Providers Podcast
We want to look at the joints above and below or the surrounding areas that are going to be involved in controlling that movement.Dr. Laura Cayce, Top Providers Podcast
If you notice that the pain keeps coming back, it's likely not normal.Dr. Laura Cayce, Top Providers Podcast
Your spine specifically loves movement.Dr. Laura Cayce, Top Providers Podcast
I don't have a blanket amount of services that I think are appropriate for everything or everyone.Dr. Laura Cayce, Top Providers Podcast
Clips
Under a minute each, cut straight from the interview.
Shorts0:51Why the spot that hurts isn't always the problem
Knee pain that keeps coming back? She explains why the spot that hurts isn't always where the problem starts, and how ankle range of motion, hip strength or your mechanics can play a part. General information, not medical advice.
Shorts0:42How to tell normal soreness from an injury
Sore after a workout, or hurt? She describes normal soreness as showing up within 24 to 48 hours and easing with rest. If pain keeps coming back every time you squat or run, she suggests getting it looked at. General information, not medical advice.
Shorts0:45What happens at a new-patient chiropractor visit
Nervous about seeing a chiropractor? She walks through a new-patient visit: a conversation about your history, then movement screens, orthopedic exams and strength tests before any care plan. General information, not medical advice.
Shorts0:37More than cracking your back
Adjustments are one of the tools she uses. She explains what else a visit can include, such as scraping, cupping and corrective exercises. General information, not medical advice.
Shorts0:51What to look for in a chiropractor
What she suggests looking for when you choose a chiropractor: a well-rounded scope of care that can include corrective exercise, soft tissue work, strength and rehab, and spinal alignment. General information, not medical advice.
The practice
Details checked against pillarhealthco.com.
Pillar Health Co.
Serves Champaign, Urbana, Savoy and Mahomet.
- Address
- 510 W Park Ave, Unit C, Champaign, IL 61820
- Phone
- (773) 570-0646
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